Kansas City architecture and design firm Hufft Projects has moved to a new home in Kansas City's historic Roanoke Park district.

Matthew Hufft, president and creative director of Hufft Projects, said the firm completed its move to a 60,000-square-foot former warehouse at 3612 Karnes Blvd. on Thursday.

The firm provides design, building and fabrication services. It previously was based in 15,000 square feet in a number of Westport buildings — one of which used to be a livery stable — near the corner of Broadway and Westport Road. Its new space was built in 1949 and was previously used by specialty food producer Wolferman's.

Hufft said the firm's decision to move was based on improving the work flow and making space for new hires. Employees previously had to go up narrow staircases and duck through holes in the walls to get from one end of the office to the other.

The larger, open-floor plate will make it easier for design professionals to work together and communicate, increase the firm's ability to fabricate products at its on-site workshop and increase overall efficiency. The 32-employee firm also has added about 10 employees during the past year and plans to add 10 more in the next two to three years, Hufft said.

Hufft said the firm has invested about $1.4 million in the space so far and plans to spend a total of $3 million on improvements to the building and the surrounding area.

The firm will need only 30,000 to 40,000 square feet of space and will donate part of its extra space to a nonprofit dedicated to preserving Roanoke Park. Hufft said additional space may be developed as artist-friendly living and working space or used as a space to test the firm's residential concepts.

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